Articles by Mona Wise

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How do you love?

Once upon a time a handsome Chef fell in love with a radiant young Irish girl. This is their story… Words and photography by Móna Wise I am that lucky girl. I fell in love with the Chef. A man that was not meant for me, for so many reasons, yet the one I wanted [...]

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Turkey Picatta

The other white meat It is already Friday and we are closing out week two of the kids summer holidays. We have swam, rode horses, played soccer, raced bikes, had a basketball brawl with the neighbourhood kids and been camping. The food has been flying in through the back door, barely having time to be [...]

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Make Me Some Quiche

  For The Love of Cheese… Cheese, eggs, milk, bacon, onions and pastry. With the exception of pastry I’ll bet that you almost always have these ingredients in your fridge and pantry. You can cheat too. Buy the frozen pasty and once you try this recipe one time, I am certain it will be one [...]

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O’Gratin Spuds

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Tuna Salad: Light & Lively

  Do you eat enough fish? Living on an island with a plethora of fish swimming all around us, you would be gobsmacked to see the statistics on how much fish us Irish-Islanders are not eating.   Yes, not eating. And, if we are eating fish, most of us opt for the breaded and battered ‘Donegal [...]

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To market, to market…

The Galway Market has become an integral part of life in the city…whiling away a few hours on a bright sunny morning has to be one of the great pleasures in life. This is an important rule in our house: Never go shopping when you are hungry. If you abide by this rule, you’re already [...]